Richard Paul Bacon is an English television and radio presenter. He was a host of the children's show Blue Peter—his first high-profile media role—until he was fired in 1998 after 18 months for admitting to taking cocaine. He has since worked as a reporter or presenter on numerous television shows, including The Big Breakfast, and on radio stations including Capital FM, Xfm London and BBC Radio Five Live. In 2016 Bacon became the presenter of The National Geographic Channel's reboot of its documentary/panel discussion TV series, Explorer.

Filmography

• Silence is Golden — Creator
• This England — Graham Medley
• I Literally Just Told You — Creator
• This Is My House — Creator
• Hidden Talent
• Playhouse Presents — Interviewer
• Brit Cops — Narrator
• Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
• The Big Idea
• The Thick of It — Richard Bacon
• The Big Breakfast

Appearances as themselves (18)

• Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable — Self
• Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den — Himself - Narrator
• FM — Self
• You Have Been Watching — Self
• Celebrity Juice — Self
• Castaway Exposed — Self - Host
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• School's Out — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• Back to Reality — Self - Host
• The Simpsons Quiz Show — Self - Contestant
• Johnny Vaughan Tonight — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self
• Newsnight — Self
• Question Time — Himself - Panellist, Self - Panellist
• Top of the Pops — Self - Presenter, Self - Host
• Blue Peter — Self - Guest
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Panellist